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Internship and fellowship postings as of November 2, 2022

Nov. 2, 2022
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POSITION: Policy Intern

ORGANIZATION:  NYC Mayor’s Public Engagement Unit (PEU)

About PEU: The City of New York’s Public Engagement Unit (PEU) was created in 2015 to serve New Yorkers in historically underserved neighborhoods and connect them to key City services, using innovative methods of proactive outreach. PEU’s model has proven particularly critical amid the global pandemic, a severe economic crisis, and now a challenging recovery. By combining proactive outreach, long term case management, and an interagency approach, PEU breaks down bureaucratic barriers to better serve those who are struggling with a range of hardships – from landlord harassment, homelessness, housing insecurity and eviction, to lack of health insurance, food insecurity, and much more. In addition to helping New Yorkers every day through core programs, PEU has been front and center of vital COVID-19 and Hurricane Ida recovery and relief efforts. 

PEU’s programs are delivered by four outreach teams: 

  • DemocracyNYC: Helps increase participation in elections and strengthen ties to government. 
  • GetCoveredNYC: Helps enroll New Yorkers in health insurance, including low- and no-cost coverage. 
  • Home Support Unit: Helps New Yorkers in homeless shelters find and move into permanent, stable housing. 
  • Tenant Support Unit: Helps keep tenants secure in their homes by connecting them to rent freeze and homeowner tax exemption programs, anti-eviction and repair resources, and access to NYC’s Right to Counsel program.  

Job Description: PEU policy interns will work 25 hours per week and receive ongoing training to assist PEU’s Policy Director and PEU’s outreach teams, while building professional skills. 

Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to: 

  • Scanning and compiling daily media reports for stories relevant to PEU’s core work 
  • Researching and tracking relevant pending legislation 
  • Compiling lists of resources for clients 
  • Entering, tracking and analyzing data 
  • Joining team meetings and program planning sessions 
  • Supporting outreach efforts to New Yorkers through remote outreach tactics, including peer-to-peer texting, phone-banking and relational organizing 
  • Assisting staff with special projects Qualifications 
  • Strong written and oral communication skills 
  • Ability to effectively manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced work environment 
  • Willingness to learn, adapt and problem solve 
  • Multilingual candidates are strongly encouraged to apply

This internship pays $22/hr and is slated to begin ASAP. 

To apply, upload your resume and a cover letter into this application form.  

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POSITION: College Assistant (Part-Time)

ORGANIZATION: CUNY BMCC Scholarship Office

Scholarship Office seeks a College Assistant. Under supervision, performs miscellaneous clerical, administrative, research or other work related to the operation of the Scholarship Office on a part-time basis or for a period of limited duration; hourly position, no more than 20 hours/week.   

  • • Support the Scholarship Coordinator with the development and delivery of institutional scholarships.
  • • Performs routine clerical work; may answer and attend to telephone calls; maintain records, operate office machines (such as copier), sort and distribute mail, issue keys and identity cards, act as messenger, and perform related tasks as required.
  • • Types letters, memoranda, charts, and similar materials.
  • • Assists in statistical or research activities. May collect and compile data, code data for computer entry, perform data entry, and run computer reports.
  • • Assists in scholarship recruitments and orientations
  • • Enters and maintains departmental records in excel or access.
  • • Operate computers, computer software, and other electronic equipment in performing assigned tasks.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

  • Must demonstrate sufficient skills to perform the duties of the assigned tasks.

OTHER QUALIFICATIONS

  • Knowledge of PeopleSoft/CUNYfirst systems strongly preferred
  • Strong customer service skills
  • Must be proficient in all Microsoft suit
  • Other duties as assigned

Interested applicants can email Scholarship and Services Coordinator, Sussie Gyamfi at sgyamfi@bmcc.cuny.edu 

To view the official posting: College Assistant, BMCC 

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POSITION: Graduate Student Data Analysis Intern (part-time)

ORGANIZATION: NYU Langone Health

Seeking part-time intern to assist our team with data collection and statistical analysis of financial and clinical data. The position is remote with flexible hours.

About the study: This project seeks to test value-improvement interventions in cataract surgery, analyzing the clinical, financial, and environmental impacts of various interventions. In addition, by documenting the drivers and barriers to successful implementation, we hope to elucidate clearer pathways towards sustainability for surgeons and surgical facilities across the US. 

This study builds on existing work highlighting wasteful, low value practices in US ophthalmic care. By better understanding the actual barriers and leverage points for modifying or replacing these low value practices, we will be able to implement them broadly across the US, especially given the interest from ophthalmic surgeons and nurses in reducing waste and improving care. 

Preferred Qualifications:

  • – Current Epidemiology/Biostatistics graduate student
  • – Completed coursework in statistics
  • – Proficiency in statistical software (SAS, R, SPSS, etc.)

To apply: Email your resume to CUNY SPH alum: Brooke Sherry, MPH, Research Data Associate, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, Department of Population Health

Brooke Sherry <brooke.sherry@nyulangone.org> 

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POSITION: Data and Outreach Coordinator (Job ID: 557014) Part-Time Role

ORGANIZATION: NYCDOHMH – Oral Health, Bureau of School Health/SH Medical

Position is best for a candidate interested in public health and/or oral health that recently completed a master’s degree.  Hiring Rate: $35.11 per/hour 

The Division of Family and Child Health (DFCH) of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene is charged with the creation and oversight of programs, policies, services, and environments that support physical and socio-emotional health, and promote primary and reproductive health services, health equity, social justice, safety and well-being for New York City families and children. The Division is comprised of the Bureau of Maternal Infant and Reproductive Health, the Bureau of Early Intervention, the Office of School Health, and the Bureau of Administration. The vision of the DFCH is that every child, woman, and family recognize their power and is given the opportunity to reach their full health and development potential. We encourage qualified applicants with demonstrated commitment to social justice, particularly racial, gender, and LGBTQ equity to apply.  

DUTIES WILL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:

  • – Collect, track, review and report oral health data from primary and secondary sources.
  • –  Maintain relevant data repositories.
  • – Perform descriptive statistical procedures for analyses and reporting.
  • – Troubleshoot and resolve data integration, extrapolation, and analytic issues.
  • – Research and identify innovative and appropriate methods for connecting children with dental needs to a dental provider. Maintain a directory of low-cost dental providers.
  • – Develop, disseminate, and evaluate results of surveys.
  • – Clearly communicate data findings to program managers to facilitate necessary program adjustments.
  • – Create and maintain regular reports for use by management, staff, and dental providers.
  • – Monitor school based dental service programs’ efforts for follow-up care.
  • – Perform outreach to internal and external stakeholders in order to support case management initiatives focusing on service access issues and other areas of focus as identified.
  • – Research and identify innovative and appropriate methods for connecting children with dental needs to a dental provider. Maintain a directory of low-cost dental providers.
  • – Contribute to the writing and development of a variety of scientific materials.

– Additional duties as assigned.

Minimum Qual Requirements:  For Assignment Level I (only physical, biological and environmental sciences and public health) A master’s degree from an accredited college or university with a specialization in an appropriate field of physical, biological or environmental science or in public health.

To be appointed to Assignment Level II and above, candidates must have:

  • 1. A doctorate degree from an accredited college or university with specialization in an appropriate field of physical, biological, environmental or social science and one year of full-time experience in a responsible supervisory, administrative or research capacity in the appropriate field of specialization; or
  • 2. A master’s degree from an accredited college or university with specialization in an appropriate field of physical, biological, environmental or social science and three years of responsible full-time research experience in the appropriate field of specialization; or
  • 3. Education and/or experience which is equivalent to “1” or “2” above. However, all candidates must have at least a master’s degree in an appropriate field of specialization and at least two years of experience described in “2” above. Two years as a City Research Scientist Level I can be substituted for the experience required in “1” and “2” above.

NOTE: Probationary Period, Appointments to this position are subject to a minimum probationary period of one year.

Preferred Skills

  • – Ability to manage multiple priories simultaneously and function effectively both independently and as part of a team.
  • – Experience merging, cleaning, manipulating, and managing large and/or longitudinal datasets
  • – Proficient in Microsoft Suite, strong Microsoft Excel skills preferred.
  • – Experience with creating and running Zoom and MS Teams meetings
  • – Strong time management skills required
  • – Creative, well-organized, and able to complete assignments and meet deadlines
  • – Strong interpersonal skills
  • – Strong writing and communication skills
  • – Dental public health experience a plus.

Official Job Posting: Data and Outreach Coordinator, Oral Health, Bureau of School Health/SH Medical

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POSITION: Spring 2023 Internship – Health and Aging

ORGANIZATION: The John A. Hartford Foundation – NYC-Based Healthcare Philanthropy

The John A. Hartford Foundation, based in New York City, is a private, nonpartisan, national philanthropy dedicated to improving the care of older adults. Since 1982, The John A. Hartford Foundation has awarded more than $625 million in grants to enhance the health and well-being of older people. For more than three decades, the organization has been the leader in building a field of experts in aging and practice innovations that transform how the care of older adults is delivered. The Foundation has three priority areas: creating age-friendly health systems, supporting family caregivers, and improving serious illness and end-of-life care. Working with its grantees, the Foundation strives to change the status quo and create a society where older adults can continue their vital contributions.

Mission: The John A. Hartford Foundation believes that as a society they can and must improve care for older adults to better meet their needs and maintain their independence and dignity. If the Foundation succeeds, society will benefit from the continuing contribution of older people and from overall reductions in health care spending.

Position Details: Selected candidates will support the President, the Communications team, the Program team, and other Foundation staff with various projects that advance the mission of improving care for older adults. This will require interns to conduct research and produce writing related to the fields of geriatrics and gerontology and support administrative and communications projects related to the day-to-day operations of the Foundation.

Position Requirements/Preferred Skills:

  • Current enrollment in a related graduate level degree program (MPH, MPA, MSW, MHA, etc.)
  • Strong writing and communication skills
  • Adaptability to new opportunities and projects
  • Interest in philanthropy, health care, communications and/or aging
  • Ability to collaborate with others, work independently, and manage time effectively
  • Must arrange own housing within New York City or local area

Supervisor: Terry Fulmer, President

Start Date: January 3, 2023 (flexible) End Date: May 12, 2023 (flexible)

Salary: $17 per hour Hours: ~35-40 hours per week

To Apply – please submit the following to jobs@johnahartford.org :

An updated resume; and a brief cover letter outlining your experience and interest in working for The John A. Hartford Foundation www.johnahartford.org 

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POSITION: HRTP: A Public Health Internship Program

ORGANIZATION: New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH)

The program is open to graduate and professional school students of public health, health education, laboratory sciences, medicine, social work, environmental engineering, public administration, accounting, mathematics, computer science, law, nursing, the social sciences, and many other majors.  HRTP offers dynamic internships in public health research, community health outreach and education, fieldwork, laboratory work and public health administration.

For full consideration, applications must be submitted by the application deadline.

A complete application includes:

  1. An electronic application
  2. A current cv/resume
  3. A personal statement/ essay
  4. A school transcript from your current institution (unofficial transcripts are accepted)
  5. One letter of recommendation and recommendation form

See HRTP Guidelines here on how to submit an application.  

Application deadline: November 15, 2022.

For additional information

  • To learn more about HRTP, visit www.nyc.gov/health/hrtp
  • To schedule an HRTP information presentation for your students, or for general questions, please contact us at hrtp@health.nyc.gov

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POSITION:  2023 Paid Summer Internship

ORGANIZATION: U.S. Department of State 

U.S. Department of State application for the Summer 2023 internship is now open. The internship program is an experience offering U.S. citizen students a chance to participate in the formulation and implementation of U.S. foreign policy. 

Please visit the Intern section of the careers website for more information, and to learn about the selection process and which office may be right for you. If you have any questions or would like to search for topics of interest, please visit our FAQs at careers.state.gov 

See posting and apply through USAJobs: https://www.usajobs.gov/job/685331800 

Deadline: Monday, November 7

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POSITION: LifeSci NYC Internship Program. 

ORGANIZATION: Multiple Openings  

LifeSci NYC Internship Program offers the chance to complete a single application to gain access to paid internship and f/t job opportunities at dozens of NYC life sciences companies and organizations. Last year, 140 applicants were placed into internships and entry level jobs at over 70 NYC companies. 2022-2023 application is now open. 

Graduate students (and recent grads) from all majors are eligible to apply, as a wide range of science, tech, and business roles are offered. View details of currently posted academic year internships and full-time opportunities HERE. 

For more information, attend one of the following Virtual Info Sessions:

Early bird deadline: December 31, 2022 ; Final deadline : March 31, 2023

Follow the LifeSci NYC Internship Program online: Twitter – @lfscinycinterns | Instagram – @lifescinycinterns | LinkedIn – @LifeSci NYC Internship Program

To apply, students must submit an online application 

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POSITION:  Applied Public Health Informatics Fellowship (APHIF)

ORGANIZATION: Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE)

Applied Public Health Informatics Fellowship (APHIF) is a 2-year fellowship funded by CDC in which recent graduates and early career professionals work in a state or local health agency under the guidance of two experienced mentors. 

  • Fellows work in a full-time role and will work on informatics projects at their host site. 
  • Some of the top benefits of this program, according to former fellows, are the mentorship, connection with their peer cohort, and flexibility to take on a variety of projects and expand their skill set. 
  • This fellowship is open to individuals who hold a masters or doctoral degree from an accredited academic institution. 
  • Those who will graduate this winter or in spring 2023 are welcome to apply. 
  • As a training program, this fellowship is particularly appropriate for recent graduates and early career professionals. Applicants should have demonstrated knowledge and experience with public health informatics, data science, or a related field.  
  • Fellows must be US citizens. Individuals requiring a visa are not eligible for this program.
  • Fellows receive a stipend, reimbursement for health insurance, professional development funds, and relocation support.   

Interested applicants with questions can connect with Bernadette Aylward via email: aphif@cste.org 

CSTE’s Applied Public Health Informatics Fellowship (APHIF) applications are open now through January 20, 2023. 

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POSITION: Senior Service Fellow (Health Scientist) – non-US citizens are eligible to apply

ORGANIZATION: CDC-National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH)

This position serves as Branch Chief, Asthma and Community Health Branch (ACHB), located in CDC’s National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH), Division of Environmental Health Science and Practice (DEHSP), in Atlanta, Georgia. The position plans, directs and supervises scientific and programmatic activities and staff related to pediatric asthma prevention and control.

Duties of the incumbent:

  • Directs and manages the operations of the Branch with primary responsibility for providing leadership, management, and guidance to Branch staff.
  • Determines the Branch’s overall policies and approaches to be followed to achieve the missions of the Branch and the Division. Evaluates the activities to determine which programs areas are most productive, which are worthy of support in reaching goals, and which should be emphasized or curtailed.
  • Develops goals and objectives and provides leadership, policy formulation, guidance in program planning and development.
  • Responsible for planning, developing, and implementing the Branch’s policy and program objectives, developing operating plans, and evaluating progress.
  • Develops specific projects and activities from broad program goals through the application of sound managerial and leadership concepts and practices, with a view toward enhancing the national impact of the Agency’s activities.
  • Utilizes subordinate team leaders and/or section chiefs to direct, coordinate, or oversee work. Exercising significant responsibilities in dealing with officials of other units or organizations, or in advising management officials of higher rank. Assures reasonable equity (among units, groups, teams, projects, etc.) of performance standards and rating techniques, including assessment of contractor contractor-completed work.
  • Develops and maintains relationships among a variety of national and international public health, medical, and environmental health organizations, other government agencies, academic institutions, and state and local health departments.

Agency Qualifications: Candidates must also meet the following requirements:

  • Doctoral level degree: major study in an academic field related to the medical field, health sciences or allied sciences appropriate to the work of the position. This degree must be from an educational program from an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education at the time the degree was obtained.
  • One year of related postdoctoral experience at the next lower grade level related to the work of the position in the Federal service or its equivalent with state or local government, the private sector, or nongovernmental organizations.

To view the official posting: https://jobs.cdc.gov/working-at-cdc/student-intern-jobs/fellowships/ssf-nceh-health-scientist.html

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POSITION: LifeSci NYC – Bioinformatics Intern, 

ORGANIZATION: Envisagenics 

Company Description: Envisagenics integrates proprietary machine learning algorithms, high performance computing, and RNA-splicing analytics to identify disease-specific splicing variants that will function as therapeutic targets. Envisagenics’ innovative SpliceCore® technology envisions the genome as a collection of exons and leverages proprietary splicing regulatory modules to offer the most sensitive platform for the discovery of novel disease-specific proteins as potential drivers of disease. Envisagenics is currently working with several BioPharma customers to enhance drug discovery efforts as well as advancing a lead program in-house for Triple Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC).

Envisagenics seeks a highly-motivated intern who is excited by the company’s mission to discover novel therapies using biomedical big data. The intern will work closely with team members to build pipelines and tools to manage large volumes of sequencing data and will assist with generating and assessing meta-data to support R&D efforts.

Envisagenics seeks graduate level candidates who fulfill the requirements below.

Most importantly, the intern should have a strong background in the following:

  • Experience with Next Generation Sequencing data such as RNA-seq, CLIP-seq, or genomics data
  • Experience with building / supporting / using bioinformatics pipelines

We are also seeking:

  • Experience developing and integrating data analysis tools to manipulate large datasets
  • Strong programming skills (R/Bioconductor, Python, Perl, C++, Unix, Bash scripts)
  • Knowledge of statistical and mathematical modeling
  • Lab experience

How To Apply:

If you are interested in being considered for this opportunity, please apply HERE. Further instructions are included in the application. You will only need to complete the application once. If you wish to apply for subsequent roles listed by the LifeSci NYC Internship Program, you may simply submit a cover letter for the new role using your existing login.

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POSITION: LifeSci NYC – Health Center Data Analytics Intern

ORGANIZATION: Relevant Healthcare

Organization Description: Relevant Healthcare’s mission is to support community health centers in their drive to improve patient health. We do this by providing smart, friendly analytics software, along with hands-on support and consulting to help health centers do things like plan for patient visits, identify high-risk patients, and measure the impact of their care. We care about feelings. We’re small, bootstrapped, and profitable. Join a small, dynamic team that’s raising the bar for health center analytics.

The Role: Relevant’s internship program reflects our desire to invest in the next generation of data professionals and educate them about the world of community health centers. You’ll join a team of smart, mission-oriented people who want to make a difference in healthcare delivery for the underserved and uninsured. You’ll do work that is both challenging and fun. You’ll learn all about community health centers, data transformation and reporting, EHR mapping, and SQL.

Main responsibilities:

  • Build reports and data visualizations for community health centers.
  • Support new health center implementations by mapping EMR data points and writing lots of SQL.
  • Develop a deep understanding of Relevant’s product and its features. Create user-facing documentation and training material that facilitates improved usage. Help health centers get the most out of Relevant by beta testing, understanding and cataloging user feedback, and curating our report library.

Qualifications

Must have:

  • A passion for solving analytical problems, and the SQL skills to do so. Ideally, you’re comfortable with concepts like subqueries, temp tables, and window functions, or have the desire and aptitude to learn them.
  • One or more years’ experience working with and cleaning data from relational database systems, or other similarly messy and complex systems.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills. You’ll need to write clear, compelling, and timely emails about complex subjects and collaborate with a wide variety of stakeholders both inside and outside of Relevant.
  • You are nice, you value collaboration, and you care about helping people provide great patient care!

Nice to have:

  • Experience working in a client- or external stakeholder-facing role.
  • Familiarity with and interest in the landscape of healthcare quality improvement and population health management.
  • Experience in or a desire to work at a young company where many things are yet to be figured out. Even better if you’d like to help do that.
  • Excel wizardry. For example, we’d love for you to know everything there is to know about pivot tables.
  • Some experience with scripting languages such as Python or Ruby, or a desire and aptitude to learn.
  • Familiarity with a BI platform such as Tableau, Qlik, Cognos, PowerBI, or Crystal.

Compensation: $20 – $25 per hour, commensurate with experience.

We’re committed to building a diverse company. Applicants who identify with groups that are under-represented in the technology industry are strongly encouraged to apply.

How To Apply:

If you are interested in being considered for this opportunity, please apply HERE. Further instructions are included in the application. You will only need to complete the application once. If you wish to apply for subsequent roles listed by the LifeSci NYC Internship Program, you may simply submit a cover letter for the new role using your existing login.

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POSITION: ORISE/ORAU  – Multiple Fellowships

ORGANIZATION: CDC – Multiple Agencies   

The ORAU 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation, a 121-member university consortium strategic partnership with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), and managing the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), brings together university faculty and students to collaborate on major scientific initiatives that help keep America on the leading edge of science and technology.  View Opportunity Catalog and apply to positions via their job board powered by Zintellect.  

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POSITION: Focus Group Leader – Animal Trackers  (Part/Time)

ORGANIZATION: Healthy Children, Healthy Futures  

Two openings, at least one Spanish speaker, $25/hour. 80 hour project now through July 2023.

Hybrid Work, Mostly Remote but need to be available in-person on Wednesday, November 16 , 9:30 AM and 1:00 pm to join/lead two Focus Group Meetings, take notes, write evaluation report. 

Any questions, or interested applicants can email CVs, with Subject: “Animal Trackers” to Michele.Kiely@sph.cuny.eduTo view grant proposal:  Animal Trackers Program

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